Obama to veto $612 billion defense bill over funding, Cuba
The White House says President Barack Obama will veto a sweeping $612 billion defense policy bill, citing objections over how the measure is funded.
Senate OKs massive defense bill, sends measure to Obama
Congress on Wednesday sent President Barack Obama a sweeping $612 billion defense policy bill that he has threatened to veto over an ongoing battle between Democrats and Republicans about government spending.
House to vote on defense bill that Obama threatens to veto
The defense policy bill is one of the few bipartisan measures in Congress that has readily become law for more than a half-century.
House to take up bill blocking money for ‘sanctuary cities’
The House will take up a bill this week blocking funding for so-called “sanctuary cities” that resist turning over immigrants to federal authorities.
Senate to vote on defense policy bill
Over White House objections, the Senate is poised to pass a $612 billion defense policy bill that calls for arming Ukraine forces, prevents another round of base closures and makes it harder for President Barack Obama to close the prison for terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay.
House votes to repeal country-of-origin labeling on meat
Under threat of trade retaliation from Canada and Mexico, the House has voted to repeal a law requiring country-of-origin labels on packages of beef, pork and poultry.
Charlie Mitchell: Look! Up in the sky! — Something new to regulate
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … something to regulate!
It’s a story as old as the nation. Fear of misuse tracks technology like a bloodhound. Got to have some new rules!
House bill would cap expenses for ex-presidents
Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and other former presidents who earn lucrative speaking fees and draw other income would no longer be able to count on taxpayer dollars to pay for their post-White House office space and staff under a bill in the House.
House to consider repeal of meat labeling law
A House committee is moving swiftly to get rid of labels on packages of meat that say where the animals were born, raised and slaughtered.
House set to pass defense policy bill opposed by Obama
The House is on track to pass a nearly $612 billion defense policy bill, a measure that usually garners bipartisan support but this year has drawn a veto threat from President Barack Obama, angered a Shiite cleric in Iraq and has Democrats fighting Republicans over federal spending caps.
House approves GOP bill banning most late-term abortions
Republicans finally won House approval Wednesday for a late-term abortion ban after dropping rape provisions that provoked a rebellion by female GOP lawmakers, forcing party leaders into an embarrassing retreat.
Anti-human trafficking bill expected to pass Senate
Bipartisan legislation aimed at helping the victims of sex trafficking is set to pass the Senate after lawmakers ended a partisan dispute over abortion that has sidetracked the bill for weeks.
Democrats reject latest GOP offer on trafficking bill
The lead GOP sponsor of a sex trafficking bill that’s stalled over abortion offered a new plan Tuesday to resolve the impasse, but Democrats immediately rejected it, leaving any resolution unclear.
Gov. Bryant signs concealed carry bills
Mississippians will not need a state-issued license to carry a concealed gun in a purse, briefcase or other fully enclosed satchel under a bill signed by Gov. Phil Bryant.
Bill would increase sanctions for cheating on state tests
A bill that would tighten sanctions for schools that cheat on state tests passed what appeared to be its final hurdles Wednesday in the Mississippi House and Senate, but House members must return Thursday — after the Senate has already adjourned for the year — and decide whether to reconsider their vote.
Bill: No license needed to carry gun in purse, briefcase
People would not need a state-issued license to carry a concealed gun in a purse, briefcase or other fully enclosed satchel under a bill that’s getting final legislative debate.
Bill seeks interagency coordination in hostage cases
A House Republican’s effort to better coordinate government-wide efforts to free U.S. hostages held abroad is winning early support from the Pentagon chief.
$6M bond bill would fund new MHP substation
A bill working its way through the Mississippi Legislature would, if approved and signed by Gov. Phil Bryant, provide funding for a new Miss. Highway Patrol Troop G headquarters in Oktibbeha County.
Miss. senator says she plans to alter Iran divestment bill
A Mississippi state senator trying to curtail investments in Iran says she’s reworking the bill over concerns that it could hurt the state’s ability to work with automaker Toyota Motor Corp.
Measures to collect debts from tax refunds falter
House members are having second thoughts about bills that would allow governments and hospitals to seize state income tax refunds to pay debts.